...and all through the house...

...the sketch cards were stirring ... full of holiday cheer.  We are really enjoying the variety of sketch designs so far ... Amy's amazing layout provides so many possibilities.

Here are two more cards we created this week:

Lauren's Other (but equally "maximalist") Card

Lauren says, "once again i set out with the INTENTION of making something simple, streamlined, and elegant (like stef & amy did last week!) and once again i have "failed" completely... or succeeded admirably in bringing my own collage-intensive, super-embellished style to the fore... 
depending on how you look at it, lol!" :) :) :)

Stephanie's Other (equally "minimalist") Card

Stephanie says, "I dream of creating cards like Lauren, but when I start piling on lots of bits & bobs, I seem to end-up more of a mess than her amazing collage art magic ... so, I went minimalist again.  I did add a champagne pearl flourish, as well as a few punched branches & red  pearl *berries* (to coordinate with the background paper), but otherwise it's pure Graphic45 Christmas Past."

So whether you're more comfortable as a *maximalist* or a *minimalist* or somwhere in between ... create your sketch card & upload by 6pm (EST) on Wednesday April 18th ... remember, there might even be a fun little surprise for one lucky participant.

'Twas the Sketch Before Christmas ...

and all through the house ... not a creature stirring ... except our talented Lovely Guest Star and fellow Jingle Belle Amy Tsuruta.


Hey, it's Amy, and I'm a huge fan of Jingle Belles.  I was super-thrilled to be asked to be a guestie and to create a sketch!  Those that know me, know that I love a sketch challenge!  

Amy has her own fabulous blog Tsuruta Designs, as well as the super-fun Flashback Friday Blog (the current challenge is to re-post your very first die cut card ... check it out).  She also contributes her rockin' design skills to EAD Designs, Paper Issues, LESSology, and The Craft's Meow.

Here are the cards we made this week with this oh-so-versatile sketch:

Amy's Card

Amy says, "I put together a card that uses some non-traditional
colors and patterns (including vintage Cosmo Cricket)
but that's what I love about creating ... keeping it fresh & fun."

Stephanie's Card

Stephanie says, "I  also went  with a somewhat non-traditional in my color palette 

with a clean & simple design featuring

Basic Grey Jovial designer paper, 

layered snowflake die cuts and an EAD Designs rub-on."

Lauren's Card

Lauren says, "i've got traditional colors, vintage holly, lots of fun embellies... and the sketch is in there, honestly, lol!!! i think my distinctly *MAXIMALIST* take on amy's gorgeous minimalist sketch shows how flexible these things really are; i absolutely ♥LOVE♥ seeing how very differently each cardmaker interprets the same 'road map'!"

Hopefully these three different versions of Amy's wonderful sketch have inspired you to create your own sketchy masterpiece.

You've got until 6pm (EST) on Wednesday April 18th to link-up below (you never know, there might even be a fun little surprise for one lucky participant).  Keyword for galleries or our Flickr Group is JB12-08.  Have fun!